Tag: Middlesex County
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Freeholder director sets stage for Middlesex County in 2018
Middlesex County Freeholder Director Ronald G. Rios predicted 2018 will be “an amazing year” during his Director’s Message given at the 2018 reorganization meeting of the Board of Chosen Freeholders. “We have much to look forward to and we have much to build on. And we have an amazing story to tell and show about…
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Spotswood, Helmetta band together to provide winter clothing to residents in need
By Brandon Rubin Special to Newspaper Media Group SPOTSWOOD – Winters can be brutal, but now imagine if you don’t have clothing to keep you warm. Middlesex County is at the center of New Jersey with almost a million residents, 7 percent of whom live below the federal poverty line. This is compounded by the…
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VFW Post to hold ceremony to acknowledge the homeless
National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day is held on Dec. 21, which is the first day of winter and the longest night of the year. VFW Post 9111 will hold an evening of remembrance, music, caring, awareness, poetry and community at 6 p.m. Dec. 21 at the post, 9111 Henderson Road, Kendall Park section of South…
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Monroe moves forward to preserve 17-acre horse farm
MONROE – The Monroe Township Council is moving forward to preserve a 17-acre Spotswood-Gravel Hill Road property through Middlesex County’s Farmland Preservation Program. In the final stages of preservation, council members will vote by way of resolution at a Nov. 8 meeting to allow an existing conservation easement to have farming and horses on a…
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Monroe officials talk on tax rate
MONROE — Township officials said through strong management decisions, careful planning and putting residents first, the township now has the second lowest overall effective tax rate of Middlesex County’s 25 municipalities. The ranking is through the 2017 Abstract of Ratables by the Middlesex County Board of Taxation. Cranbury Township has the lowest ranking followed by…
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Great Big Challah Bake set for Oct. 26
The second annual Middlesex County Great Big Challah Bake will be held at 7 p.m. on Oct. 26 at Rutgers Hillel, 70 College Ave., New Brunswick. The event is part of the global Shabbat Project, a grassroots movement to bring Jews together around the world through Shabbat. For more information, contact Sharon Kaslassi at [email protected]…
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New members appointed to Educational Services Commission
The Educational Services Commission of New Jersey (ESCNJ) appointed several new members to its board. South River Superintendent Sylvia Zircher began serving in September for the 2017-18 school year, as well as Carteret Superintendent Rosa Diaz, Jackson Superintendent Stephen Genco, Middlesex County Vocational Superintendent Diane Veilleux, South Brunswick School District Superintendent Scott Feder and South…
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No exposures to rabid skunk reported in North Brunswick
NORTH BRUNSWICK – A skunk tested positive for rabies in the vicinity of Farrington Boulevard and Hoover Avenue. A skunk was observed acting erratically in the area on Sept. 22, so local Animal Control responded to the site and secured the skunk, according to information provided by the Middlesex County Office of Health Services. The…
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